A5012139266- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Marine and fisheries research
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
- Marine and environmental studies
- Architecture and Computational Design
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
2019-2024
University of Malta
2019
Terra
2009-2017
University of Palermo
1991-2016
University of Bologna
2011
The process of site selection and spatial planning has received scarce attention in the scientific literature dealing with marine restoration, suggesting need to better address how tools could guide restoration interventions. In this study, for first time, consequences adopting different targets criteria on prioritization have been assessed at a regional scale, including consideration climate changes. We applied decision-support tool Marxan, widely used systematic conservation Mediterranean...
The dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus) has spread through much of the eastern Mediterranean since its introduction in 1920. In present study, we monitored abundance this invader around island Linosa (Strait Sicily), where species was first recorded 2003. Data were periodically collected along two temporal windows, 2005–06 and 2012–15, by both underwater visual census surface snorkelling. Local ecological knowledge investigated to gain complementary information. Both approaches highlighted...
In the Mediterranean, gastropod Dendropoma cristatum (sin. D. petraeum (Monterosato, 1884)) is primary builder of vermetid reef, an intertidal bioconstruction exceptional ecological importance. Despite awareness need for conservation this key species, biology remains poorly understood. The recruitment deserves particular attention because absence a planktonic larval stage limits its dispersal ability. We examined temporal pattern during breeding season from June to September in 2013....
The management of biological invasions is among the most urgent global challenges and requires a significant monitoring effort to obtain information needed take appropriate decisions. To complement standard monitoring, citizen science increasingly being used. Within science, approach collecting investigating Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) proved be useful in non-native species. A LEK survey was carried out 10 Sicilian Maltese Natura 2000 sites order help early detection addressed local...
Polychaetes of the genus Sabellaria (Annelida, Sabellariidae) are gregarious bioconstructors that build reefs by assembling rigid tubes with sand grains in shallow waters. Sabellarid bioconstructions provide important ecosystem services such as sediment stabilization, water filtration and mitigation coastal erosion well nursery areas, shelter feeding grounds for several marine species. Moreover, sabellarid exposed to both natural anthropogenic disturbance therefore listed international...
DATA REPORT article Front. Mar. Sci., 06 July 2022Sec. Global Change and the Future Ocean https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.910887
ABSTRACT The first record of the kelp species Phyllariopsis brevipes in Campania Region (Tyrrhenian Sea, South Italy) is here reported. has been observed October 2021 four sites along Sorrento Peninsula and Capri Island coast during scuba diving surveys. P. grew on living thalli crustose coralline algae from 32 up to 55 m depth, occasionally forming dense aggregations with a maximum cover about 0.2 2 . DNA barcoding analysis basis cox1 gene supported identification, 98.36% similarity between...
In the Maltese Islands, insufficient attention has been paid to vermetid reefs, endemic Mediterranean bioconstructions widely distributed along southern part of basin. As a result, this is largely-overlooked coastal ecosystem despite multitude ofecosystem services it provides. The perennial urban development in Islands calls for adoption urgent action protect habitats, particular that increase biodiversity and contribute mitigating effects climatechange. objective our study was extensively...